OAS

The Secret Army Organization (OAS) was a far-right French paramilitary organization that operated from 11 February 1961 to 1962 during the Algerian War. Led by Raoul Salan, the OAS consisted of dissident members of the French military's officer corps who opposed Charles de Gaulle's plan to give Algeria independence, as the OAS advocated nationalism and revenge for fallen French soldiers. The OAS was formed in Madrid, Spain, and it used bombings and targeted assassinations in France and Algeria to kill 2,000 people. The OAS failed to kill De Gaulle in Operation Charlotte Corday and was defeated militarily at Bab El Oued in 1962, and the organization lost support as its members lost hope. The 3,000-strong terrorist group was inactive after 1962.